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Flammable Ice

China: Qingdao Made New Progress in the Field of Flammable Ice Mining

This is where Qingdao Haiti has once again made new progress in the research field of new methods of natural gas hydrate (flammable ice) mining.

Energy Storage Technology

Video: Gravity Energy Storage-A very uplifting technology!

​Gravity energy storage is not actually a new concept. We've been doing it with pumped hydro for more than a century.

Electric Car

Mercedes-Benz Cars Tripled Global Sales of xEVs in 2020; 7.4% of Sales

Mercedes-Benz experienced a sharp increase in xEV deliveries in 2020, with more than 160,000 plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles sold worldwide, including…

Natural Gas

New Catalyst Can Make Natural Gas Burn Cleaner

Natural gas is the cleanest traditional fossil fuel source because it produces relatively low amounts of pollutants like carbon dioxide -- a potent greenhouse g…

Thermal Plant

JERA Begins Commercial Operation at Hitachinaka Power Station

JERA Co. Inc., through its subsidiary Hitachinaka Generation Co. Inc., has begun commercial operation at the Hitachinaka Joint Thermal Power Station Unit 1.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Paradigm Drilling Services and Toolserv form Strategic Alliance

Paradigm Drilling Services, part of the Paradigm Group headquartered in Groot-Ammers, Holland, have announced their strategic alliance with Stavanger-based oil …

Crude Oil

Iran Signs 8 more Oil Projects as Part of plan to Boost Output by 355,000 b/d

The National Iranian Oil Co. on Jan. 11 signed eight more oil projects as part of a $6.2 billion national program started in January 2019 to boost oil productio…

Crude Oil

Almost Half of South Africa’s Oil Refining Seen Shut Until 2022

South African plants owned by Glencore and Petroliam Nasional that make up 43% of the nation’s oil-refining capacity are expected to stay shut until at least 2…

Oil & Gas Trade

Iran: Foreign Oil Firms Must Accept New Terms To Work In Country

Foreign energy firms and contractors have to accept Iran’s new terms and conditions if they return to work in the country, Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh …

Nuclear Power Plant

UK HPR1000 Design Opened for Public Comment

The UK's Environment Agency has published its assessment so far of the UK Hualong One pressurised water reactor as it invites public comment on this proposed ne…

Nuclear Power Plant

Indian Reactor Connected to the Grid

Unit 3 of the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in India's Gujarat state has been connected to the electricity grid.

Hydrogen Project

MOROCCO: Green Hydrogen will be Transported to Germany via the Port of Tangiers

The development of hydrogen from renewable energies will soon undergo its revolution in Morocco.

Electric Vehicle Charging

ZIMBABWE: DPA to Install 17 Electric Car Charging Stations

Distributed Power Africa (DPA), the subsidiary of the Econet Wireless group, will build charging stations for electric cars in Zimbabwe.

Solar Power Plant

Bluefield Acquires 70MWp Solar Plant in Wiltshire

UK-based green finance group Bluefield Solar Income Fund has acquired a fully operational 70MWp solar park in Wiltshire in a deal worth £89 million.

Solar Power Plant

Bangladesh’s 35 MW Spectra Solar Park Comes Online

The facility was jointly funded by the Asian Development Bank and German state development lender the KfW.